Clues to Indigenous Ancestors

["arturoramos2" <arturo.ramos2@...>]

I just ran across this individual record in the LDS VRI-Mexico database... the 
fact that the wife has the same last name as the husband is not particularly 
interesting.... what is more interesting is that the wife's parents both have in 
effect the same name.

I remember reading somewhere that when indigenous people married into or 
were hired into a family they were "assigned" the name of the family they were 
associated with for lack of a better alternative.  Does anyone know anything 
more concrete on this that can shed any light?

Individual Record	FamilySearch? Vital Records Index
Mexico
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Natividad GONSALEZ	      Age At Marriage: 18 
 	Sex: <F>	 
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Event(s):	 	 
Birth: <1842>	Place: Urives
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Parents:	 	 
 	Father: Crecencio GONSALEZ
 	Mother: Crecencia GONSALEZ
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Marriage:	 	 
Spouse: Felipe GONSALEZ	Age At Marriage: 35
Marriage: 05 Feb 1860